Cigar-piercer.



No. 744,893. PATENTED NOV. 24, 1903. W. J. BAILEY. CIGAR PIERGER.

APPLICATION FILED-DEG. 31, 1902. H0 MODEL.

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.Patented November 24, 1903.

UNITED STATES ATnT rrrcn.

WILLIAM J. BAILEY, OF NEWARK, NEvV JERSEY.

CIGAR-PIERCER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 744,893, datedNovember 24, 1903. Application filed December 31, 1902. Serial No.137,283. (No model.)

To (ti/Z whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, XVILLIAM J. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Piercers; and I dohereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had totheaccompanyingdrawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification. 1

This invention relates to improvements in cigar-piercing devices forpiercing or perforating the pointed and closed ends of cigars; and theinvention has for its principal objects to provide a neatly-constructedand a simply and cheaply made device which can be quickly and easilymanipulated for piercing or perforating the closed end of a cigar in thedirection of the central longitudinal axis of the cigar with a view ofproviding a device which makes a clean-cut perforation and will removethe small particles or dust of the tobacco which are produced during thepiercing operation from said perfora tion in the end of the cigar.

The invention consists in the novel construction of cigar piercing orperforating device hereinafter set forth; and, furthermore, thisinvention consists in the novel arrangements and combinations of thevarious parts of the device, all of which will be more particularlydescribed in the accompanying speci fication and then finally embodiedin the clauses of the claim, which are appended to and form an essentialpart of this specification.

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanyin g drawings, inwhich- Figure l is a side elevation of the said cigar piercing orperforating device, and Fig. 2 is an end View of the same looking in thedirection of the arrow :1: in said Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalvertical section of the device, representing the piercing or perforatingmember of the device in its initial and normally inoperative position.Fig. 4: is a transverse vertical section of the device, said sectionbeing taken on line 4 4 in said Fig. 1 looking in the direction of saidarrow as. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section of the device,illustrating the piercing or perforating memberin its operated position.Figs. 6 and 7 are longitudinal vertical sections of cigar piercing orperforating devices of slightly-modified forms of construction, butstill embodying the leading features of the present invention. Fig. 8 isa side view of still another modified form of cigar-piercing device madeaccording to the present invention; and Figs. 9 and 10 are longitudinalvertical sections of the same, representing the piercing or perforatingmember in Fig. 9 in its actuated position and in Fig. 10 in itsinoperative position. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a spring deviceemployed with the various constructions of cigar-piercing devicesrepresented in said Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the saidhereinabove-described views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the said Figs. 1 to '7, inclusive,- the said devicecomprises a suitably-constructed tubular shell or casing 1, having anopen and preferably funnel-shaped end 2 for the reception of the pointedand closed end of a cigar and an open end 3, which is made with anannular and outwardly-flaring marginal edge 4, substantially asillustrated in Figs. 3, 5, 6, and 7 of the drawings. Movably arrangedupon said marginal edge 4 is a suitably-constructed thimble or cap 5,having a closed end 6 and a reduced throat or neck portion 7, theinternal diameter of which is slightly greater than the maximum diameterof the said main portion or body of said tubular shell or casing 1. Inthis manner the said thimble or cap 5 can he slid back and forth uponthe said tubular shell or casing l,

the closed end 6 of the thimble when brought in contact with themarginal edge 4 limiting the forward movement of said thimble and thereduced throat or neck portion 7 limiting the backward movement of thethimble when the part 8 of said throat or neck por tion 7 is broughtagainst the said marginal edge 4 in the manner represented in said Figs.3, 6, and 7. Suitably secured in a perforation in the closed end 6 ofsaid thimble or cap 5 or secured thereto in any other well-known manneris an end portion, as 10, of a tubular piercing or perforating member 9,the said member 9 being provided at its opposite end with cutter teethor serrations 11, as represented in Figs. 3, 5, and 6, or with the formof cutter 12 represented in Fig. 7. The end portion of the said piercingor perforating member. which is provided with said cutter teeth orserrations may be slidably arranged in a perforated disk or plate 13,which acts as a guide and is suitably secured Within the said tubularshell or casing 1,as shown in Figs. 3 and 5; but the said disk or plate13 may be dispensed with, if desired, as will be noticed from aninspection of Figs. 6 and 7 In each of the constructions represented insaid Figs. 3, 5, 6, and 7, however, a spring device 14: is suitablyarranged and suitably secured within said body 1, the said device 14consisting of a part 15, provided with a hole or perforation 16, intoand through which the said piercing or perforating member 9 extends andis'movably arranged therein. EX- tending in aforward direction from eachedge of said part 15 is a curved wing 17, each wing 17 terminating in anend 18 at right angles, or approximately so, to the main part of eachwing 17. 'When the said spring device 14 is in position in the saidshell or casing 1, then the curved portions 19 of the said wings 17 andthe free edges of the said ends 18 are in frictional holding contactorengagement with the opposite sides of the said piercing or perforatingmember 9; but the arrangement of said parts is such that they stillpermit a backward-andforward as well as a rotative movement of the saidpiercing member when the device is used for piercing or perforating theend of a cigar. The main purpose of said springdevice therefore is toretain the said piercing or perforating member by frictional contacttherewith in any one of its positions within the shell or casing 1 andalso to act as a guide, which permits of dispensing with thepreviously-mentioned guide disk or plate 13, as will be clearly evident.

The manner of operating the cigar piercing 0r perforating devicerepresented in said Figs.

1 to 6, inclusive, is as follows: The closed and pointed end of thecigar which is to be pierced is placed in the funnel-shaped opening 2 ofthe device, and by twirling the thimble or cap 5 between the thumb andfinger and at the same time sliding it forward upon the body of theshell or casing 1 a rotary action of the piercing or perforating member9 while being forced into theend of the cigar is produced Thetobacco-dust or small particles of tobacco enter the hollow or tubularbody of the member 9 and pass from the opposite end thereof. When thesaid piercing or per- 9 may simply be forced in a forward butnonrotative direction for piercing the end of the cigar, the thumb orfinger being placed upon the closed end of the thimble or cap 5 to pushthe piercing member 9 in a forward direction, and thereby pierce the endof the cigar by being driven longitudinally into the body of the saidcigar. That the dust or particles of tobacco can pass from the end ofthe said member 9 which is connected with the thimble or cap 5 althoughthe thumb or finger is placed directly upon the said thimble or cap theclosed end of said thimble or cap is made cup shape, as at 20, toprovide a free passage for the dust or small particles of the tobaccofrom the said tubular piercing or perforating member 9 during thepiercing or perforating operation.

In the cigar piercing or perforating device illustrated in the Figs. 8,9, and 10 the piercing or perforating member while being pushed in aforward direction to pierce or perforate the end of the cigar may berotated or not at the option of the operator. In this construction thedevice consists, essentially, of a tubular shell or body 21, having aclosed but perforated end 22 and an open hell or funnel shaped end 23.The said body 21 has forced out from one or both its opposite sidesinwardly-extending spring-tongues 24. Movably arranged in theperforation of said end 23 is a tubular piercing or perforating member25, having a finger-piece 26 at its end outside of the closed part ofsaid shell or casing 21 and being made at its other end with a cuttingor piercing portion 27. Intermediate of said piercing or cutting end andthe end provided with the finger-piece of said piercing or perforatingmember 25 the latter is provided with a washer or disk 28, which can bebrought in slidable and holding contact with the said spring-tongues 24.to retain the piercing or perforating member in its closed relationwithin the shell or casing 21, as indicated in Fig. 9 of the drawings,or which acts as a stop to prevent the complete and accidentalwithdrawal of the piercing or perforating member 25 from the shell orcasing 21 when said member is drawn back in the position represented inFig. 10 prior to the manipulation of the device for. piercing the end ofthe cigar.

It will be noticed from the several figures of the drawings that thepiercing or perforating member is a tube whereby no matter what theshape of the cutter end of said tube the closed and pointed end of thecigar will always be perfectly centered in the open end of the tube andthe perforation in the cigar will be in alinement with the centrallongitudinal axis of the cigar. There is therefore no possibility of animproperly-placed perforation longitudinally at one side of thecigar,thereby overcoming alldangerofbreaking and often completelydestroying the usefulness of the drawing end of the cigar.

From the above description of my inven- IIO tion it will be seen that Ihave devised an efficient and simply and cheaply constructed cigarpiercing or perforating device which can be easily manipulated and canbe carried in the pocket, the spring device retaining the piercing orperforating member when not in use in its inclosed position with theshell or casing.

I am aware that changes may be made in the various arrangements andcombinations of theparts without departing from the scope of thisinvention. Hence I do not limit my invention to the exact arrangementsand combinations of the parts as described in the previous specificationand as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, nor do I confine myselfto the exact details of the construction of the said parts.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim is 1. A cigar-piercerfor longitudinally piercing acigar, comprising, a tubular shell havingan open end in which the end of a cigar is adapted to be arranged, andan opposite open end provided with an outwardly-fiarin g marginal edge,a thimble provided with a reduced throat slidably arranged upon saidshelhand a piercing member actuated by said thimble and extending intosaid tubular shell so as to be capable of a longitudinal slidingmovement in said shell, all combined with a spring device within saidshell and ill frictional contact with said piercing member for retainingsaid member in any one of its positions within said shell, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

2. Aciganpiercer for longitudinally piercing a cigar, com prisin g,atubular shell having an open end in which the end of a cigar is adaptedto be arranged, and an opposite open end provided with anoutwardly-flarin g marginal edge, a thimble provided with a re-. ducedthroat slidably and rotatably arranged in said shell, and a piercingmember actuated by said thimble and extending into said tubular shell soas to be capable of alongitudinal sliding and rotative movement in saidshell, all combined with a spring device within said shell and infrictional contact with said piercing member for retaining said memberinany one of its positions within said shell, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

3. A cigar-piercer for longitudinally piercing the end of a cigar,comprising, a tubular shell having an open end in which the end of acigar is adapted to be arranged, a thimble slidably connected with apart of said shell, a piercing member connected with said thimble andextending into said tubular shell so as to be capable of a longitudinalsliding movement in said shell, and a spring device in said shell havinga perforated part through which said piercing member moves, and wingsconnected with said perfo ated part, said wings being in frictionalcontact with said piercing member, substantiallyas and for the purposesset forth.

4. A cigar-piercer for longitudinally piercinga cigar, comprising, atubular shell having anopen end in which the end of a cigar is adaptedto be arranged, a thimble slidably and rotatably arranged on said shell,a piercing member connected with said thimble and extending into saidtubular shell so as to be capable of a longitudinal sliding and rotativemovement in said shell, and a spring device in said shell having aperforated part through which said piercing member moves, and wingsconnected with said perforated part, said wings being in frictionalcontact with said piercing member, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

5. A cigar-piercer for longitudinally piercing a cigar, com prising, atubular shell having an open end in which the end of a cigar is adaptedto be arranged, a tubular piercing member capable of a longitudinalsliding movement in said shell, means connected with said piercin memberfor actuating the same, and a spring device in said shell having aperforated part through which said piercing member moves, and wingsconnected with said perforated part, said wings being in frictionalcontact with said piercing member, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

6. A cigarpiercer for longitudinally piercing a cigar, co mprisin g, atubular shell having an open end in which the end of a cigar is adaptedto be arranged, a tubular piercing member capable of a longitudinalsliding and rotative movement in said shell, means c011- nected withsaid piercing member for actuatin g the same, and a spring device insaid shell having a perforated part through which said piercing membermoves, and wings connected with said perforated part, said wings beingin frictional contact with said piercing member, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth. 7

7. A cigar-piercer, comprising, a tubular shell having at one end anopening for receiving the end of a cigar, and an opening at its oppositeend surrounded by an outwardly flaring annular marginal edge, a thimbleprovided with a reduced throat slidably and rotatably arranged on saidtubular shell, said outwardly-flarin g annular marginal edge acting as astop to limit the movement of said throat on said shell, and a piercingmember connected with said thimble and extending into said tubular shellso as to be capable of a longitudinal sliding and rotative movement insaid shell, all combined with a spring device within said shell and infrictional contact with said piercing member for retaining said memberin any one of its positions within said shell, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth.

8. A cigarpiercer, comprising, a tubular shell having at one end anopening for receiving the end of a cigar, and an opening at its oppositeend surrounded by an outwardlyflaring annular marginal edge, a thimbleprovided with a reduced throat slidably arranged on said tubular shell,said outwardly-flaring annular marginal edge acting as a stop to limitthe movement of said th roat on said shell, a piercing member connectedwith said thimbio and extending into said tubular shell so as to becapable of a longitudinal sliding movement in said shell, and a springdevice in said shell having a perforated part through which saidpiercing member moves, and wings connected with said perforated part,said r5 shell having at one end an opening for receiving the end of acigar,.and an opening at its opposite end surrounded by anoutwardlyflaring annular marginal edge, a thimble provided with areduced throat slidably and ro- 2o tatably arranged on said tubularshell, said outWardly-fiarin g annular marginal edge acting as a stop tolimit the movement of said throat on said shell, a piercing memberconnected with said thimble and extending into z said tubular shell soas to be capable of a longitudinal sliding and rotative movement in saidshell, and a spring device in said shell having a perforated partthrough which said piercing member moves,and wings connected go withsaid perforated part, said Wings being in frictional contact with saidpiercing member, substantially as and for the purposes set for th.

.- 10. A cigar-piercer for longitudinally piercing a cigar, comprising,a tubular shell hav-' ing an open end in which the end of a cigar isadapted to be arranged, a thimble slidably connected With a part of saidshell, a perforated guiding -disk in said shell, a piercing memberconnected with said thimble and eX- tending' into said tubular shell andthrough the perforation in said guiding-disk so as to be capable of alongitudinal sliding movein cut insaid shell, and a spring device insaid shell having a perforated part through which said piercing membermoves, and Wings connected with said perforated part, said wings beingin frictional contact with said piercing member, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

11. A cigar-piercer, comprising, a tubular shell having an openiz g forreceiving the end of a cigar, a piercing member slidably arranged insaid shell, and a spring device in said shell having a perforated partthrough which said piercing member moves, and wings connected with saidperforated part, said wings being in frictional contact With saidpiercing member, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this th day of December, 1902.

WILLIAM J. BAILEY.

Witnesses:

FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL, GEO. D. RICHARDS.

